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working with jim featherstone who is the emergency manager for the city, our region nine works with the state of california. you point out again, if l.a. has this earthquake they're not going to enough shelters. the question is are the shelters even survivable in earthquake. so we know will have to depend upon surrounding communities. so we are very closely with california emergency management agency on their plans and our ability to support literally having to get people to shelters outside of the area versus what we can bring it to provide temporary shelters. so the plan is always about life safety first and life-sustaining activities, and to looking at the temporary housing, trying to stabilize population and get them back in. but this is a very good example of why only looking at what the city of los angeles gets for funding doesn't really tell the story because they could not shelter if they end up with that many people that are homeless, looking for a place to stay, we will not be up to shelter them in that area. will have to move them to surround committees. will have to bring a
working with jim featherstone who is the emergency manager for the city, our region nine works with the state of california. you point out again, if l.a. has this earthquake they're not going to enough shelters. the question is are the shelters even survivable in earthquake. so we know will have to depend upon surrounding communities. so we are very closely with california emergency management agency on their plans and our ability to support literally having to get people to shelters outside of...
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that's probably 300,000 people, the the size of a major american city. but we just don't know yet because of the inspections going on. we know huge numbers of houses are water logged. are their electrical systems gone, has there been structural damage, that takes almost a house-by-house inspection to determine, and we don't know enough yet. but flood insurance will have to live up to its promises and its commitments. that's legally binding on the government. how it has to be changed, there's been a lot of discussion about that, and it's one of the things we're going to have to look at as a result in the aftermath of sandy. >> maria? >> the makeup of the senate changed with this election, and i'm not talking about democrat or republican, but both with the election of so many women. and the most women, i guess, in history. could you just talk about that, what that means, what that means for the society and for the senate and what that might mean in the future for -- >> well, first, i think it's great, um, for both substantive and political reasons. when i
that's probably 300,000 people, the the size of a major american city. but we just don't know yet because of the inspections going on. we know huge numbers of houses are water logged. are their electrical systems gone, has there been structural damage, that takes almost a house-by-house inspection to determine, and we don't know enough yet. but flood insurance will have to live up to its promises and its commitments. that's legally binding on the government. how it has to be changed, there's...
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in portland, 2% itself city's -- of the city's money was spent but the percent went up 140%. the gentleman madge if those bikers were in cars by themselves. congestion would have increased instead of staying constant over a ten-year period. so i am supporting an amendment that would retain the current level of funding at 2% for bike and pedestrian projects and encourage my colleagues to be smart with the federal dollar. and support this amendment. this bill, the broader highway bill, is a critical investment in our short-term and long-term economic success. over the next two years it will provide an immediate boost to a struggling construction industry, creating jobs where they are needed most and over the next generation will act as the down payment we need on infrastructure for our businesses to grow and prosper in the 21st century. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to continue to build support around this bill. indeed, to get this bill to the floor for consideration. while there are some in this chamber who want to fight social battles by putting unrelated am
in portland, 2% itself city's -- of the city's money was spent but the percent went up 140%. the gentleman madge if those bikers were in cars by themselves. congestion would have increased instead of staying constant over a ten-year period. so i am supporting an amendment that would retain the current level of funding at 2% for bike and pedestrian projects and encourage my colleagues to be smart with the federal dollar. and support this amendment. this bill, the broader highway bill, is a...
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, declaring there is no poor person in the city and the city will make it happen and put all the examples of poverty that we have and we promise we will not go back to it again. it's goodbye forever. that's what the whole world can do. it is not a question of type allergy or resources. >> what about corporations that are worried about profit and how do we get companies involved more with dealing with issues of poverty? >> that is what i was referring to as a conception dreamer. today that economics that is in business is all you do is make money. money making is your mission that makes it so we learned so much. we train ourselves so much that it becomes a habit and sometimes it becomes an obsession and sometimes it becomes kind of an addiction. we keep on money. we don't know why we make money, but we do that because that's the position we are put in. my point is human beings are not one. but this year and the conceptual framework -- if you're in the framework is that they're sometimes a moneymaking robber appears to that's where we are wrong. everything we are following all the time, env
, declaring there is no poor person in the city and the city will make it happen and put all the examples of poverty that we have and we promise we will not go back to it again. it's goodbye forever. that's what the whole world can do. it is not a question of type allergy or resources. >> what about corporations that are worried about profit and how do we get companies involved more with dealing with issues of poverty? >> that is what i was referring to as a conception dreamer....
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and what happens, and i know in my city when i saw these extensions from that end of the table, we also had to stop projects, slow them down, didn't have the money to finish them, winter shutdown, all it did was add cost, increase the capacity -- or decrease the capacity of roads, and literally take products off the list. in your community, had you to deal with this probably like i had to, did you have the same kind of impact where you had to tell contractors i'm sorry, we don't have the money because the federal government hasn't done their job they said they would do 20-some times before and never completed it? is that a similar situation situation? mr. coons: madam president, the senator from alaska is absolutely right. in my county role, we didn't do roads, the state does the roads but we do sewers and heavy capital sphrus fraws fast that in our little county would cost tens of millions of dollars. we'd be on a project, off a project. we were fortunate in good times we had enough surplus, enough money in reserve we could go ahead and authorize the bond issue and authorize the projec
and what happens, and i know in my city when i saw these extensions from that end of the table, we also had to stop projects, slow them down, didn't have the money to finish them, winter shutdown, all it did was add cost, increase the capacity -- or decrease the capacity of roads, and literally take products off the list. in your community, had you to deal with this probably like i had to, did you have the same kind of impact where you had to tell contractors i'm sorry, we don't have the money...
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the national association of county and city health officials, the american lung association, the american public health association, the american thoracic society, the asthma and allergy foundation of america. that's just a partial list. we need to vote this down. my friend makes a number of points about biomass, and we have the great senator from oregon here who actually took this issue on in the beginning, and he's going to have some time to talk about it and resolved a lot of our problems with this. he is to be credited for a compromise with the e.p.a. that will work. i just want to say here -- and i say everything i say is fact, it's peer-reviewed fact. these toxins cause cancer, heart disease and premature death, so to stand up here and say all i do is give e.p.a. another year because they are not ready anyway, madam president, i ask unanimous consent to place in the record a letter from the e.p.a. saying they are ready by spring. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: when my friend says e.p.a. needs more time, they have had 20 years, 20 years on this in terms of regu
the national association of county and city health officials, the american lung association, the american public health association, the american thoracic society, the asthma and allergy foundation of america. that's just a partial list. we need to vote this down. my friend makes a number of points about biomass, and we have the great senator from oregon here who actually took this issue on in the beginning, and he's going to have some time to talk about it and resolved a lot of our problems...
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that little policy that you're going back home to try to push through the city council, that state legislature, is a piece of the dream, a piece of the deeper vision year it's another thread in the fabric of a nation that we are becoming, it's another step towards being the land of the free, and the home of the brave. we have to be courageous. we had hope, we had to spare under w. we had hope with obama. we had feared with the tea party. we have had outrage and indignation, thank goodness, with occupy wall street. but now it's time for courage. just courage. just standing for what we believe, standing for who we are, and knowing that we are standing on the shoulders of giants. giants who never gave up on the dream. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. >> in my enthusiasm, i neglected to ask for index cards. so we have 15 minutes. here's what we're going to do. we will have a couple of questions from the floor to buy time. and if the rest of you would like to send some index cards up, we have 15 minutes. and for those of you who want to have further exposure, let me remind you that at
that little policy that you're going back home to try to push through the city council, that state legislature, is a piece of the dream, a piece of the deeper vision year it's another thread in the fabric of a nation that we are becoming, it's another step towards being the land of the free, and the home of the brave. we have to be courageous. we had hope, we had to spare under w. we had hope with obama. we had feared with the tea party. we have had outrage and indignation, thank goodness, with...
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advisory commission on intergovernmental relations and as president of the national league of cities. it is he have dent as i tell you -- it is evident, as i tell you this, mr. president, that dick lugar always rises to the top of any organization because his colleagues recognize his extraordinary capability and his outstanding leadership. dick's life experiences and characteristic have served the people of indiana and of our country so well. he has been "the" leader in reducing the threat of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. what better tribute? what better legacy could anyone leave the world than to reduce the inventory of these dangerous weapons? the bipartisan partnership he forged in 1991 to destroy these weapons of mass destruction in the former soviet union has resulted in the deactivation of more than 7,500 nuclear warheads that once were aimed at the united states. as chairman of the agriculture committee, dick lugar has led the way for reforming our federal farm programs and has promoted research advancements and increased export opportunities that have generated hi
advisory commission on intergovernmental relations and as president of the national league of cities. it is he have dent as i tell you -- it is evident, as i tell you this, mr. president, that dick lugar always rises to the top of any organization because his colleagues recognize his extraordinary capability and his outstanding leadership. dick's life experiences and characteristic have served the people of indiana and of our country so well. he has been "the" leader in reducing the...
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decisions sought to influence the election of the city's mayor using huge, secret payments that concealed his involvement. mr. president, do any of us doubt that individuals and corporations with a vested interest in federal government outcomes are spending huge sums of money to influence those outcomes without ever having to disclose their involvement to the public? people may go to jail for such spending in the washington, d.c., election and yet secret spending is common practice in campaigns for the highest offices in our country. mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the balance of my statement be inserted in the record at this time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: and again, i want to thank senator whitehouse and his colleagues who have taken the lead in bringing this issue to the attention of the public in such a compelling way that they have. and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: thank you, mr. president. since the supreme court's decision two years ago in citizens unite
decisions sought to influence the election of the city's mayor using huge, secret payments that concealed his involvement. mr. president, do any of us doubt that individuals and corporations with a vested interest in federal government outcomes are spending huge sums of money to influence those outcomes without ever having to disclose their involvement to the public? people may go to jail for such spending in the washington, d.c., election and yet secret spending is common practice in campaigns...
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in the last submarine i could have wiped out over 100 bases or 100 cities with warheads. the apm i like to know do we really want to build that stupid system? it is against an international treaty. also absolutely ineffective. we want to build abm? >> any sense here? >> thanks. andrea bauman, center for transatlantic relations. my question is about something some of the panelists touched upon but i would like to ask you specifically with regard to expectations for the chicago summit whether the discussion about specialization and coordination will be accompanied by a debate over a vision of what nato actually wants to do with a smart defense force in terms of, in the sense of going beyond just counting budget numbers and weapons programs but really discussing what, what there is actually a vision of what this force should be for and i would say in order to, coming back to the buffet metaphor miss smith has used of course you want to make sure that not everyone brings salads and forget the brownies but you also need to know what kind of party you want to throw and does nat
in the last submarine i could have wiped out over 100 bases or 100 cities with warheads. the apm i like to know do we really want to build that stupid system? it is against an international treaty. also absolutely ineffective. we want to build abm? >> any sense here? >> thanks. andrea bauman, center for transatlantic relations. my question is about something some of the panelists touched upon but i would like to ask you specifically with regard to expectations for the chicago summit...
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>> again city and of the facts. i'm happy to try to up as soon. >> that soon orders possibility do they have? >> i think you have it exactly right. the trustees of the 41 plans in which they participate our creditors. as it happens, hostess has a single employer plan. on the multi employer side we are not the creditors. we're a step removed from it. >> they stop making the contribution? >> i don't know. let me find out. >> if they did? >> that depends on what their legal obligations are in bankruptcy. >> what about before they get to a bankruptcy? >> if they fail to make contributions beforehand -- >> the contractual obligation a people and the union to pay with the union has designated as $4 some change per hour. plus not making their employer contributions, what obligation is it for the multi player plan to step in and do some enforcement, do something about that? before things go belly up. >> i think the me step back. when under bankruptcy -- >> your not in bankruptcy yet. before -- >> hostess has been in bankrup
>> again city and of the facts. i'm happy to try to up as soon. >> that soon orders possibility do they have? >> i think you have it exactly right. the trustees of the 41 plans in which they participate our creditors. as it happens, hostess has a single employer plan. on the multi employer side we are not the creditors. we're a step removed from it. >> they stop making the contribution? >> i don't know. let me find out. >> if they did? >> that depends...
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so that has been a mottled mess and hasn't been helpful to the national security. i think it is a mistake to put a specific date saying that we are going to be out of afghanistan on a particular date. i know governor romney generally agrees with that date, but that is a mistake he tells your enemies with how long they have to wait. i think it is a tremendous mistake to continue to investigate some of our intelligence professionals after they have been investigated thoroughly by everybody that you could imagine and there was in the past couple of weeks or so they finally said okay. there's nothing there. there's three examples, but at the same time as you point out, when he's continued the things that were i think that he should be given credit. >> host: are we safer now that al qaeda is decimated from the top down? >> guest: we are safer as a country and largely that is because we are more alert and better organized and better prepared. as i mentioned, certainly al qaeda of the top is not anything like it was. but there are some added problems that come from having
so that has been a mottled mess and hasn't been helpful to the national security. i think it is a mistake to put a specific date saying that we are going to be out of afghanistan on a particular date. i know governor romney generally agrees with that date, but that is a mistake he tells your enemies with how long they have to wait. i think it is a tremendous mistake to continue to investigate some of our intelligence professionals after they have been investigated thoroughly by everybody that...
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you see, the sill congress valley may have given us the semiconductor, but new york city, in my opinion, will be the birthplace of the next great generation of internet giants. new york entrepreneurs started foursquare and tumbler, etsi and kick-starter code academy is straining the next generation of entrepreneurs. venture capital is flocking to new york to help these start-ups. for the first time we're getting engineers and scientist whose want to be in new york. and we're still not at the level of silicon valley but we're probably number two in the country in this regard. like all new yorkers we want to be number one at some point. what's more, mr. president, the existing internet giants -- facebook and going to and twitter -- have all opened major offices in new york city. google has over 3,000 people i was proud to be at the opening of facebook and they're so happy with their office, they're expanding its role already. these companies know the talent and energy that are unique to new york, and they do not want to miss out on the next great idea that, as i said, is likely to come fr
you see, the sill congress valley may have given us the semiconductor, but new york city, in my opinion, will be the birthplace of the next great generation of internet giants. new york entrepreneurs started foursquare and tumbler, etsi and kick-starter code academy is straining the next generation of entrepreneurs. venture capital is flocking to new york to help these start-ups. for the first time we're getting engineers and scientist whose want to be in new york. and we're still not at the...
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intercity passenger rail is already stimulating development on the corridor in cities like normal illinois where new multimodal station has attracted $200 million in related private investment and in joliet where construction of a new multi-mobile station is under way. plans also include new or improved stations were six other cities on backorder. we have greater 250 new jobs in rochelle illinois where rail cars are for california and the midwest are being built. last week i was able to witness -- that manufacture the notice to proceed. illinois in the midwest collaboration on high-speed rail began in 1980, but gained attractions in the '90s when a 10 state midwest regional -- regional rail initiative a joint study and prepared a stamp -- plan to upgrade existing track, and passenger rail frequencies and use new technologies to enable faster, safer passenger trains on all of our existing rail corridors. with years of solid planning in place, illinois and its midwest partners were ready to move quickly on april 16 in 2009 when president obama called for a national network of connected high-
intercity passenger rail is already stimulating development on the corridor in cities like normal illinois where new multimodal station has attracted $200 million in related private investment and in joliet where construction of a new multi-mobile station is under way. plans also include new or improved stations were six other cities on backorder. we have greater 250 new jobs in rochelle illinois where rail cars are for california and the midwest are being built. last week i was able to witness...
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what we are doing is employing people in the job training industry, which may be good if they're having results, but we have results that are untenable. so the real question -- and job training is just one area of our federal government. we have -- the g.a.o. has released reports on duplication, their final report will come february of this year where they will have looked at the entire federal government. and what we know right now is if we did our work, did our work, over the next ten years we would save $200 billion by eliminating duplication in federal program. $200 billion. i said over ten years. that's $200 billion per year. it's $2 trillion over ten years. we can save $200 billion per year. sequestration? we wouldn't be having sequestration if we did our job, if we did our oversight, if's consolidated programs, made them transparent and made them accountable and put metrics to see if they're working and did the oversight to see that they're working. we wouldn't be in sequestration. we wouldn't have near the problems that we have today. but the failure is us. the congress has fail
what we are doing is employing people in the job training industry, which may be good if they're having results, but we have results that are untenable. so the real question -- and job training is just one area of our federal government. we have -- the g.a.o. has released reports on duplication, their final report will come february of this year where they will have looked at the entire federal government. and what we know right now is if we did our work, did our work, over the next ten years...
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that the city of nashville received $7.5 million grant to provide free pet spaying and neutering. you put that out there and the radio talk shows pick up on that and all that kind of stuff and they bat this around and gets everyone upset. they're using tax money to neuter dogs and cats in nashville, tennessee. who wouldn't be opposed to that? well, it's just not true. that's all. it's just simply not true. and like i say, if anyone has any evidence to the contrary, please let me know. we'll get the justice department after them. now, again, i say to my friend from this side of the aisle that talk about seriousness of whether or not how we're going to pay for this, i hear it said by the previous three speakers that we all agree that the interest rates should not go up. okay. but we have before us, as i understand twaorbgs choices -- understand, two choices before us. the republican choice is the one passed by the house of representatives a couple of weeks ago which would eeliminate the prevention and public health fund and put that money in to keep the interest rate down at 3.4% ra
that the city of nashville received $7.5 million grant to provide free pet spaying and neutering. you put that out there and the radio talk shows pick up on that and all that kind of stuff and they bat this around and gets everyone upset. they're using tax money to neuter dogs and cats in nashville, tennessee. who wouldn't be opposed to that? well, it's just not true. that's all. it's just simply not true. and like i say, if anyone has any evidence to the contrary, please let me know. we'll get...
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the tale of two cities. first of all, we have the headlines from the providence journal here on the table. that city of providence is apparently near bankruptcy, according to the mayor. it's the front page story in hometown paper. by contrast, also in the same region, rochester, new york, which just saw the kodak company go into bankruptcy, here is the new york times op-ed piece. eastman kodak is bankrupt so why is the snapshot city thriving? the answers are complex. the latest city to struggle with this economy shows a good policymaking, entrepreneurship and a lot can ensure that a city doesn't just survive, it thrives there, and the things that it says he says works are rochester include a valuable leader pool, the cause of codex investment to our people were laid off, took up the workers. it also helped devise rochester has a strong higher education sector which likewise has been supported by codec. another asset is rochester's cultural institutions. many highly skilled in the kodak workers chose to stay
the tale of two cities. first of all, we have the headlines from the providence journal here on the table. that city of providence is apparently near bankruptcy, according to the mayor. it's the front page story in hometown paper. by contrast, also in the same region, rochester, new york, which just saw the kodak company go into bankruptcy, here is the new york times op-ed piece. eastman kodak is bankrupt so why is the snapshot city thriving? the answers are complex. the latest city to struggle...
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in the 1990s there was a steel mill in kansas city, missouri. hasn't been in business since 1888. mitt romney's partners, fellow investors and eight years later the company went bankrupt. mitt romney and his partners added to that company, had $13 million when he took the company over. he added on top of that another $520 million. eight years later he was in debt half a billion dollars. 750 workers lost their jobs, health insurance at life-insurance and pension. that happens sometimes. we know that. i have seen it in scranton and the steel mills and the valley. let's look at this. what is troubling about this story is the 30 executives they put in place to run the company walked away with $9 million. mitt romney and his investing partners walked away with $12 million. that is mitt romney economics. two sets of rules. one for wealthy investors and the other for everybody else. some of his defenders say it is not criticize to -- fair to criticize him for this. a point out is not the job of investors or bain capital or any other company. it is not their job to create jobs. it is thei
in the 1990s there was a steel mill in kansas city, missouri. hasn't been in business since 1888. mitt romney's partners, fellow investors and eight years later the company went bankrupt. mitt romney and his partners added to that company, had $13 million when he took the company over. he added on top of that another $520 million. eight years later he was in debt half a billion dollars. 750 workers lost their jobs, health insurance at life-insurance and pension. that happens sometimes. we know...
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guarded the skies over new york city. i recall -- i recall when our add -- adjutant general called me to say the green mountain boys were giving protection around the clock over new york city. i asked him where are you basing them from? he said vermont. i said, well, how long does it take you to get to new york city? he told me with the after burners, a matter of minutes. i've never been quite able to make that flight in a commuter plane from burlington, vermont, to new york city. but they refuel in midair. everybody, whether on vacation or not, showed up at the vermont guard. our mechanics, flight administrators, pilots, of course, and kept those planes going around the clocks for weeks. they didn't miss a single minute of their mission, with all the calibration of weapons, radar and everything else. it was a remarkable scene, and i'm glad to see them recognized this morning. as a vermonter, i'm extraordinarily proud of our vermont national guard, both our army guard and our air guard. they do all the people of our state
guarded the skies over new york city. i recall -- i recall when our add -- adjutant general called me to say the green mountain boys were giving protection around the clock over new york city. i asked him where are you basing them from? he said vermont. i said, well, how long does it take you to get to new york city? he told me with the after burners, a matter of minutes. i've never been quite able to make that flight in a commuter plane from burlington, vermont, to new york city. but they...
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social advancement of the city. in legislative life, by contrast, we are responsible for positions expressed through votes, cosponsorships, interviews and other means. it takes courage to declare dozens or even hundreds of positions and stand for office knowing that with each position, you are displeasing some group of voters. but we do our country a disservice if we mistake the act of taking positions for governance. they are not the same thing. governance requires adaptation to shifting circumstances. it often requires finding common ground with americans who have a different vision than your own. it requires leaders who believe, like edmond burke, that their first responsibility to their constituents is to apply their best judgment. it is possible to be elected and reelected again and again and gain prominence in the senate while giving very little thought to governance. one can even gain considerable notoriety by devoting one's career to the political aspects of a senator's job; namely, promoting the party line,
social advancement of the city. in legislative life, by contrast, we are responsible for positions expressed through votes, cosponsorships, interviews and other means. it takes courage to declare dozens or even hundreds of positions and stand for office knowing that with each position, you are displeasing some group of voters. but we do our country a disservice if we mistake the act of taking positions for governance. they are not the same thing. governance requires adaptation to shifting...
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the city gift to the big apple, and as one of mr. murdoch's headline writers my say, local boy makes good. [applause] mr. murdoch, as you all know, took a newspaper business from down under up and over the competition to make news corporation a truly global business. for him the headline might be media mogul routes rivals. well, his international perspective on the intersection of business and immigration will be fascinating to hear. to moderate the discussion we are pleased to welcome. the assistant managing editor and executive washington editor of the "wall street journal", also writes a column in the "wall street journal" a couple of times a week. capital journal. terrific, terrific, terrific reading. people often say to me, how do you know what you know? and i say, i've read gerry. that is the reason. so to get things going i am pleased to introduce another talented and accomplished chief executive who is also a member of the partnership for new american economy. our good friend, well-known to all, the mayor of this great city,
the city gift to the big apple, and as one of mr. murdoch's headline writers my say, local boy makes good. [applause] mr. murdoch, as you all know, took a newspaper business from down under up and over the competition to make news corporation a truly global business. for him the headline might be media mogul routes rivals. well, his international perspective on the intersection of business and immigration will be fascinating to hear. to moderate the discussion we are pleased to welcome. the...
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and as a city council member. she brought an urgency and an unrelenting commitment to service to her work and the people she represented. it can be seen in the legislation she has fought for and the causes she has championed during her 25 years in the senate. i'm proud to say that the first bill i cosponsored when i came to this senate three years ago was one of senator mikulski's, the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. this bill, which ensures that no matter your gender, race, national origin, religion, age or disability, you will receive equal pay for equal work. the fight to get it signed into law is a perfect example of the tenacity and sense of fairness that drives barbara mikulski. i'm particularly grateful to her for her mentorship. on the day i was sworn into the senate, i was standing in the back of the chamber waiting to walk down to the well. my colleague from north carolina, senator burr, was with me. senator mikulski came up to me and said, "who was going to escort me to the well to be sworn in?" and i obv
and as a city council member. she brought an urgency and an unrelenting commitment to service to her work and the people she represented. it can be seen in the legislation she has fought for and the causes she has championed during her 25 years in the senate. i'm proud to say that the first bill i cosponsored when i came to this senate three years ago was one of senator mikulski's, the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. this bill, which ensures that no matter your gender, race, national origin,...
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thank you for the hills and the sea, for productive city streets, for the open road and the wind in our faces. thank you for hands to work, eyes to see, ears to hear, minds to think, memories to remember, and hearts to love. thank you also for our senators and their families who strive to serve you and country. bless them today with a special measure of your wisdom, knowledge and discernment. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., may 23, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding offi
thank you for the hills and the sea, for productive city streets, for the open road and the wind in our faces. thank you for hands to work, eyes to see, ears to hear, minds to think, memories to remember, and hearts to love. thank you also for our senators and their families who strive to serve you and country. bless them today with a special measure of your wisdom, knowledge and discernment. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of...
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the report was that 60% of all the impregnations of new york city in the african-american community ended in the death of the children. that meant that out of every 100 impregnations, 60 children died and 40 lived. now suppose it was 10,000 impregnations, that means 60 thousands people died and 4,000 lived. suppose it was 100,000, that's 60,000 died and 40,000 lived. suppose it was a million people. by god, if it was a million people, that means that 600,000 people would have died and only 400,000 lived. this is a tragedy! it is a tragedy in america. it's a tragedy in the african-american community. [cheers and applause] it's genocide, destruction of a people. where is the voice of president obama? where is the voice of jesse jackson? where is the voice of al sharpton? where's the voice of the black congressional caucus? where's the voice of the great democratic party? where is senator chuck schumer of new york? where is sister senator from ?orkz? where is the voice of the naacp on this issue? where is african-american church on this issue? they are all silent for the most part. could it
the report was that 60% of all the impregnations of new york city in the african-american community ended in the death of the children. that meant that out of every 100 impregnations, 60 children died and 40 lived. now suppose it was 10,000 impregnations, that means 60 thousands people died and 4,000 lived. suppose it was 100,000, that's 60,000 died and 40,000 lived. suppose it was a million people. by god, if it was a million people, that means that 600,000 people would have died and only...
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i want to make sure no force is greater in our elections than the power of voters across our cities and towns. and no voice is louder than citizens who care about making their state and country a better place to live. mr. president, the disclose act of 2012 shouldn't be contentio contentious. it simplely does what a majority -- it simply does what a majority of american people view as a no-brainer. it requires outside groups to divulge their campaign-related fund-raising and spending. plain and simple. and it does this by shining a very bright spotlight on the entire process and by strengthening the overall disclosure requirements for groups who are attempting to sway our elections. you know, too often corporations and special interest groups are able to hide their spending behind a mask of front organizations because they know voters will be less likely to believe ads if they knew the motives behind their sponsors. for instance, an indication of who is funding many of these shadow organizations can be seen in the delayed disclosures of the so-called super pacs. in fact, a "forbes" arti
i want to make sure no force is greater in our elections than the power of voters across our cities and towns. and no voice is louder than citizens who care about making their state and country a better place to live. mr. president, the disclose act of 2012 shouldn't be contentio contentious. it simplely does what a majority -- it simply does what a majority of american people view as a no-brainer. it requires outside groups to divulge their campaign-related fund-raising and spending. plain and...
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and actually the city level. first of all, you would have a better perspective on who is more open-minded. but we've just seen, we've seen three or four places where there is a huge appetite to actually do this. when we think about it, it comes back to the world in many ways, a conglomeration of many cities. 600 cities accounted 60% of the world's growth but if i look at singapore, they were too small you could say to be drawing an analogy. they do this integration phenomenally well. they think about the forces at work. they think about the jobs of the future. they have a regular every six months they have the minister of finance, the minister of education, the polytechnic hits, three polytechnic heads, and this is late and they literally map out water for the big opportunity or we're talking about skilled manufacturing related our research and water. how many jobs will that create and, therefore, educational spots we have. that's something to do with. they teach history in singapore and they teach philosophy whi
and actually the city level. first of all, you would have a better perspective on who is more open-minded. but we've just seen, we've seen three or four places where there is a huge appetite to actually do this. when we think about it, it comes back to the world in many ways, a conglomeration of many cities. 600 cities accounted 60% of the world's growth but if i look at singapore, they were too small you could say to be drawing an analogy. they do this integration phenomenally well. they think...
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, a rather parallel activity in the formation of the so-called communes of europe, the cities, the merchant guilds and self-governing municipalities of europe. and he considered that to be the foundation of civil society, of civilization a few well, and does modern freedom. one of the things he did was to go and collect all of the charters he could gather up these european cities. these are social contracts, constitutions. no one had paid any attention hundreds of years and he went and gathered these unpublished volumes of them is the real foundations of the origins of civil society. so let's look at what economic means have to perceive the political means, kind of surplus available for confiscation before you can develop a state. you don't find states among hunter gatherers that don't generate enough of a surplus to be able to confiscate. similarly among a very primitive agriculturalists you don't get much of the state formation. what you need is settled agricultural production among persons who can generate sufficient wealth. and they typically are conquered by nomads. that is to say peop
, a rather parallel activity in the formation of the so-called communes of europe, the cities, the merchant guilds and self-governing municipalities of europe. and he considered that to be the foundation of civil society, of civilization a few well, and does modern freedom. one of the things he did was to go and collect all of the charters he could gather up these european cities. these are social contracts, constitutions. no one had paid any attention hundreds of years and he went and gathered...
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city of houston. she also served two terms as one of the first african-american women at large members of the houston city council before she began her career in congress. you are calling for the attorney general to investigate a case in texas, a chad holly case. this is a story from kiah. you've called the case houston's rodney king. do you think the attorney general can adequately look into this when he's under so much scrutiny and so much political fire right now? >> guest: there are topnotch lawyers in the department of justice. in fact, the department of justice through all administrations has been a steadfast agency dealing with violations of law. how i would complement and attribute leadership to general holder is that for the first time we've had a vigorous civil rights section that has looked at a number of cases dealing with voting infractions, purging of voters and civil rights violations. let me be very clear over my tenure as a member of the house judiciary committee i've had a very stron
city of houston. she also served two terms as one of the first african-american women at large members of the houston city council before she began her career in congress. you are calling for the attorney general to investigate a case in texas, a chad holly case. this is a story from kiah. you've called the case houston's rodney king. do you think the attorney general can adequately look into this when he's under so much scrutiny and so much political fire right now? >> guest: there are...
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she knows the key players this the city and state, many on a personal level. for many years bailey has been the go-to person when people need to get things done. without a doubt she has been an invaluable resource to my entire staff, to me and the people of maryland. but she is also a tireless advocate and a voice for families and individuals who may not have had the understanding or resources to access the services they need. what whether it's working with the mayor of oakland when spring floods threatened the dam near the town or getting services for a homeless veteran or working with community groups to improve their schools, bailey is a relentless public servant. there also is no deputying her energy and enthusiasm are unstoppable, unsurpassed and that her retirement will leave a real void. through her efforts so many people have been connected to jobs, affordable housing, quality health care, or government benefits. so many of these people have benefited from her advocacy their lives have been changed for the better, and most of them will never know her n
she knows the key players this the city and state, many on a personal level. for many years bailey has been the go-to person when people need to get things done. without a doubt she has been an invaluable resource to my entire staff, to me and the people of maryland. but she is also a tireless advocate and a voice for families and individuals who may not have had the understanding or resources to access the services they need. what whether it's working with the mayor of oakland when spring...
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were built deutsch to the wealth and the cities are acknowledging this in the history of the city and the institutions they are building. but what was so fascinating was that the person who posted us, the person that fought for the mayor of the city and said 1,180 ships built into the slave trade to west africa and the caribbean louisiana it is built along the river by the shipbuilders are still there and the descendants of the families still live there and the city is now confronting its past it's probably a thousand feet long memorial along the river with the names in bedding and a monument of all of the ships built and the names of the destinations and africa. there's a colloquium on slavery in the past. i spoke fair and everyone tony to win the presidential election would become either prime minister of france for minister of foreign affairs. happy to be in france for the election on may 6th. his first trip he said would be to speak with angela merkel and the day he went to visit she announced indeed the champion of telling the history of the slavery of the city was the main primm
were built deutsch to the wealth and the cities are acknowledging this in the history of the city and the institutions they are building. but what was so fascinating was that the person who posted us, the person that fought for the mayor of the city and said 1,180 ships built into the slave trade to west africa and the caribbean louisiana it is built along the river by the shipbuilders are still there and the descendants of the families still live there and the city is now confronting its past...
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by the way come one of the things i will say is that the increase in the city grant from 1 million, to 1.5 is when the first things he did as mayor. i was very proud of that. capital workforce partners saw about 30,000 people last year through its various one stop centers, and as mayor mentioned, i've been on this board for about eight years and it's taken me that want to get through all the acronyms. and so i think one of the best things that we do, we do a lot of good things, is this idea of the career competencies summer youth program. because of all the things that we do, and by the way, i've met a number of these young people and they're just astounding, this is as the title of this presentation says, i think the game changer. because in my mind we have an opportunity to create future taxpayers as well as present once. but the idea of getting these kids off the path that they are on, in the state of hartford is about 50% unemployment rate. as the mayor said, we have one of the largest concentration of gangs in the united states. and so we come from the richest state, one of the ri
by the way come one of the things i will say is that the increase in the city grant from 1 million, to 1.5 is when the first things he did as mayor. i was very proud of that. capital workforce partners saw about 30,000 people last year through its various one stop centers, and as mayor mentioned, i've been on this board for about eight years and it's taken me that want to get through all the acronyms. and so i think one of the best things that we do, we do a lot of good things, is this idea of...
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so we are going to avoid the city's traffic i think there's more opportunities than liabilities for us in the pacific. of course, you've heard all of our senior leaders say we embrace a rising china. and i'll take that in terms of partnerships, we have, would've chief of staff of the army, i was able to meet with my counterpart, and those relationships, they are slow and, you know, they are useful. but they are positive. and each service has a different kind of relationship with its particular service. but that's because we are trying to it out. next week or two weeks from now i go to singapore to the shangri-la dialogue i'm hopeful mike chinese counterpart will be different and we'll talk, dinner, very open and transparent about what we're trying to do in the pacific to both build these partners, and what those partnerships are intended to do. and simply state they are in intended to assure stability, and they're also intended to assure, and they are intended to make it clear that we have some interest in navigation, and commerce and access, to which we intend to live. meaning we need
so we are going to avoid the city's traffic i think there's more opportunities than liabilities for us in the pacific. of course, you've heard all of our senior leaders say we embrace a rising china. and i'll take that in terms of partnerships, we have, would've chief of staff of the army, i was able to meet with my counterpart, and those relationships, they are slow and, you know, they are useful. but they are positive. and each service has a different kind of relationship with its particular...
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we know from different stores is and the city after the city was captured by armed elements, murderers and beatings began. the country of ambassador this polluted. civilians say and then session of the mission the week pollution that in parallel with the dignity that must be connect to it between defiance in the political process is so. we enjoyed not only to support our arab friends, but also unnecessary of us is to criticize her inconsistent teeth. we made no secret we believe the decision to suspend the membership of damascus in the leak and impose sanctions was safe. we think the lake's position with respect to the mission could be more current. on one leg of the cats continued mission. on the other some have begun withdrawing observer. we are concerned with the recent decision on suspension of the recognition. this is going to loosen up a can violence as well as some thing which was viewed on a saudi tv station was a religious leader giving his blessing. we think the work of the mission in the near future shift to new with the relevant support from all sides. a particular importan
we know from different stores is and the city after the city was captured by armed elements, murderers and beatings began. the country of ambassador this polluted. civilians say and then session of the mission the week pollution that in parallel with the dignity that must be connect to it between defiance in the political process is so. we enjoyed not only to support our arab friends, but also unnecessary of us is to criticize her inconsistent teeth. we made no secret we believe the decision to...
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cities in the country. it's a mobility of humanity simply because of the dignity with which the negatives that were put in their way and the harshness of life. my grandmother is still the greatest person. you told me of a person who could have accepted and not have a father or lose a mother handed from pillar to post from the grandmother and build new education and yet segregation, jim crow law rose above it and insisted that his grandson's rise above its. fight, participate, eliminate but do not be consumed by it. in so many ways we talk about the founding fathers and yet the house fell in a way because of the contradiction and the generation rebuilds it. frederick others see -- frederick and others. do we today in our law and our culture give enough credit to that refunding? >> you think of the great moments in our history. we talk about of course the revolution, certainly the constitution that we celebrate now, 225 years. it was all coming apart and the country as we know today is reshaped after the civi
cities in the country. it's a mobility of humanity simply because of the dignity with which the negatives that were put in their way and the harshness of life. my grandmother is still the greatest person. you told me of a person who could have accepted and not have a father or lose a mother handed from pillar to post from the grandmother and build new education and yet segregation, jim crow law rose above it and insisted that his grandson's rise above its. fight, participate, eliminate but do...
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to the students. >> are they primarily taken advantage of in the urban cities versus the rural cities? >> we see the school lunch playing out around this point in the urban, rural, suburban and numbers of children qualify. it's still a pretty economical option for kids in those cases. $2 plus or minus which most people think is a pretty good deal for lunch compared to what they might find buying in other places. skype use of a price tag about 11 billion spent on the federal school lunch program. how did the recession impact the program on the state side of the ledger? or their problems for the state for the school to come up with the program or is it totally funded by the federal government? >> it's interesting because it is a self sustaining program to a large extent, so in many cases, the school meal program, or the breakfast etc, it doesn't bartleman me from the general the education fund the way of the the things may so they get money from the federal government. absolutely. they also painted the program that provides additional resources. some states to additional supplemental fu
to the students. >> are they primarily taken advantage of in the urban cities versus the rural cities? >> we see the school lunch playing out around this point in the urban, rural, suburban and numbers of children qualify. it's still a pretty economical option for kids in those cases. $2 plus or minus which most people think is a pretty good deal for lunch compared to what they might find buying in other places. skype use of a price tag about 11 billion spent on the federal school...
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the city of new york is taking a bold course of action and other communities have done their own studies and have decided to act. and here in congress we need to step up and do our part. we need to know what role sugary drinks are playing in the childhood obesity epidemic in america. now, my amendment would initiate a study on the impact of these drinks on obesity and human health in the united states. it would require an examination of public health proposals regarding the cost and the size of these drinks. the amendment is endorsed by organizations like the american academy of pediatrics, the american heart association, the american diabetes association, the american public health association, and the center for science in the public interest. so here i reach out -- i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i ask that for once and for all that we work together to do what we can to protect our children and protect them in this case from the obesity epidemic. and i hope that, mr. president, that we will join together to fight for the well-being of our children. with that i yield th
the city of new york is taking a bold course of action and other communities have done their own studies and have decided to act. and here in congress we need to step up and do our part. we need to know what role sugary drinks are playing in the childhood obesity epidemic in america. now, my amendment would initiate a study on the impact of these drinks on obesity and human health in the united states. it would require an examination of public health proposals regarding the cost and the size of...
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city of los angeles through the raid. there's food companies throughout this country that are being treated on a regular basis of your losing thousands of jobs. they cannot find a replacement to put back in. we need to be realistic and we need a work visa program that is manageable and realistic to the problems we face. >> thank you. i.t. you are probably following some of the immigration discussions as the president has put forth some proposals on that, and i think there is a lot of agreement that these are issues that we need to get solved. yes? >> [inaudible] >> stand up so everybody can see and hear you. >> our company has been manufacturing products to the u.s.. we have the largest manufacturing in the country and we have been bringing jobs back to this country. we've been expanding in alabama. one of the big issues that we have is being competitive in the global market material we can't get in the u.s. that we are having to import and compete with other countries working in a free trade zones. i don't know if you st
city of los angeles through the raid. there's food companies throughout this country that are being treated on a regular basis of your losing thousands of jobs. they cannot find a replacement to put back in. we need to be realistic and we need a work visa program that is manageable and realistic to the problems we face. >> thank you. i.t. you are probably following some of the immigration discussions as the president has put forth some proposals on that, and i think there is a lot of...
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housing in the city center in the future. our settlement requires the city not take any further action to abstract or delay the affordable housing project and also requires the city take steps to provide the future affordable housing and putting the requirement that the city communicated commitment to fair housing by establishing a housing trust fund that capitalizes us $75,000 initially to assist such projects. equal opportunity isn't just about individual rights. it's about communities, prosperity and stability. and it's about economic growth. this administration and this department of justice has and continues to be committed to full and fair enforcement of law that protect people from fraud and abuse and keep open the doors of opportunity for all. we remain committed to addressing practices prevalent in the market meltdown, but we also investigate and bring in four sections to confront emerging discriminatory practices in the credit and housing market. we will continue to aggressively enforce law to protect the rights of
housing in the city center in the future. our settlement requires the city not take any further action to abstract or delay the affordable housing project and also requires the city take steps to provide the future affordable housing and putting the requirement that the city communicated commitment to fair housing by establishing a housing trust fund that capitalizes us $75,000 initially to assist such projects. equal opportunity isn't just about individual rights. it's about communities,...
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but you also wouldn't have had the warning and the evacuation of most of the population of the city, and you wouldn't have the national guard in some safe place ready to relieve the suffering. it could, indeed, be a real disaster, and we have to do something to protect against that possibility. that's not something the private sector can do on its own. they are not built to stand up to the militaries of half a dozen countries. and that's why it's important for there to be a government role here. i do think that in this bill -- that this bill in contrast to the views of the chamber, i think you may have gone a little far in accommodating them, and i'll just address one point that i think is particularly of concern. i fully support the idea that there should be a set of performance requirements driven by the private sector, implemented by the private sector with private sector flexibility to meet them as they wish. but the process of getting to that and then getting enforcement is time consuming, it could take eight years, it could take ten years if there's resistance from industry or
but you also wouldn't have had the warning and the evacuation of most of the population of the city, and you wouldn't have the national guard in some safe place ready to relieve the suffering. it could, indeed, be a real disaster, and we have to do something to protect against that possibility. that's not something the private sector can do on its own. they are not built to stand up to the militaries of half a dozen countries. and that's why it's important for there to be a government role...
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the plot against the new york city subways in 2009. the uk liquid explosive plot and the may 2003 suicide bombings of three housing compounds in riyadh, saudi arabia in which 35 people died including thine americans. -- nine americans. he began his career as a special agent with the if. bi in 1983 serving in the minneapolis and new york divisions before his promotion to supervisor in the organized crime section at fbi headquarters in washington, d.c.. in 1999 as an assistant special agent in charge boston he helped lead the investigation and recovery efforts for the egypt air 990 crash off the coast of rhode island. in 2007 pistole received the everett h. levy award for outstanding professionalism and exemplary integrity. he is the recipient of the 2005 presidential rank award for distinguished executive service. since his confirmation in july 2010, administrator pistole has been one of alpa's most important partners. through his leadership the known crew member and trusted traveler programs became a reality. the success of known crew
the plot against the new york city subways in 2009. the uk liquid explosive plot and the may 2003 suicide bombings of three housing compounds in riyadh, saudi arabia in which 35 people died including thine americans. -- nine americans. he began his career as a special agent with the if. bi in 1983 serving in the minneapolis and new york divisions before his promotion to supervisor in the organized crime section at fbi headquarters in washington, d.c.. in 1999 as an assistant special agent in...
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they will put the city to test. let's listen to the national security adviser sean donovan who yesterday talked to the press about some of the issues in the national issues, security issues that are facing the leaders as they gather for the summit. >> the focus will be the security issues on friday. the next morning, the focus will turn to the economy coming and of course the global economy especially the economic situation in the euro are going to be of the top of the agenda. this is the first opportunity for the leader to differ about the economy to meet face-to-face send the president's election in france and the political events. this of course also will be the first meeting. this comes at a very delicate time this respect to the economy >> laura gallagher on facebook about the discussion we're having this morning about the debt ceiling. let the bush tax cuts expire. during wartime? the time under bush the war funding was never in the budget. emergency funding had to be barred for the war again and again. this p
they will put the city to test. let's listen to the national security adviser sean donovan who yesterday talked to the press about some of the issues in the national issues, security issues that are facing the leaders as they gather for the summit. >> the focus will be the security issues on friday. the next morning, the focus will turn to the economy coming and of course the global economy especially the economic situation in the euro are going to be of the top of the agenda. this is the...
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restaurant in the city. the point is to connect art to those creative forces that actually make up our civilization. through these live programs life programs we become as an institution, coproducers with these other creative people out there who produces with the artist as well so his co-authors in a sense we developed our own unique voice as an institution. but i think more than anything else though we had to relying upon the creativity of our staff, the people who want to work at an art museum or people who are attracted to creative endeavors. these are incredibly creative people and we have a young generation of folks who work there, who you have to actually work to keep down their creative spirits, which actually most cultural institutions do. we tried to do the opposite. here is sarah and brett. but, so for example we did an exhibition called energy effects, which feature your thermonuclear weapons paired alongside a video work by gonzalez and when our exhibition manager went to return those weapons to
restaurant in the city. the point is to connect art to those creative forces that actually make up our civilization. through these live programs life programs we become as an institution, coproducers with these other creative people out there who produces with the artist as well so his co-authors in a sense we developed our own unique voice as an institution. but i think more than anything else though we had to relying upon the creativity of our staff, the people who want to work at an art...
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you cannot allow the criminals take the control of one city, status the authority -- substitute the authority. because there is this, the criminals, the organized crime is doing some kind of takeover of the authority in one city. they reach to a town or even a city, they threat or bribe the local authorities including police corps, so they become the new authority there. they start to apply their own law, they start to collect their own taxes, and they start to use public force. actually, there is no other public force than their public force. so in that sense it's a challenge to the state. now, you as federal government, are you going to wait in which you can build all the universities in that town, and can you wait seven years until all the kids back to those universities? how many years is going to take that? and what is going to happen with the people during those 10 or 20 or 30 years? so you need to defend the families. there is no option but to act. and that is the problem, i think, that mexico suffered a lot, because this lack of action of the government allow the criminals to take ove
you cannot allow the criminals take the control of one city, status the authority -- substitute the authority. because there is this, the criminals, the organized crime is doing some kind of takeover of the authority in one city. they reach to a town or even a city, they threat or bribe the local authorities including police corps, so they become the new authority there. they start to apply their own law, they start to collect their own taxes, and they start to use public force. actually, there...
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i also remember in the community or the city of habarask in the russian far east, we were at a hotel, and i would say that this hotel did not -- if they rate hotels in regard to the russian far east, this one had to be one of the last on the list. as we went into our rooms, i discovered that my bed was a wooden frame and then just straps. no mattress. and then one blanket and no pillows. i thought being the junior member of this codel, this was something that they assigned to me. so i went down the hall with my special key in hand and my special i.d.d. in that part of the world, that's what you do. knocked on danny's door, and he said how can i be of service to you, dear friend? and i said i'd just look to look at your accommodations thinking of course he would have a bed, and there was a wooden bed with the same kind of accommodation. no mattress and just one blanket. and he said, well, why are you interested in that bed? i said, well, i thought being a junior member that something might be better in your quarters. he got a big kick out of that. and he was always reminding me of that
i also remember in the community or the city of habarask in the russian far east, we were at a hotel, and i would say that this hotel did not -- if they rate hotels in regard to the russian far east, this one had to be one of the last on the list. as we went into our rooms, i discovered that my bed was a wooden frame and then just straps. no mattress. and then one blanket and no pillows. i thought being the junior member of this codel, this was something that they assigned to me. so i went down...
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as a result, it is on the increase, those in the city can't get out, and we're told if obama doesn't get in, we're in trouble. the question is this. if we feel this could be the case what we're suffering more so than now than in the past, why come we not been motivating people to get registered to vote? teach people the value of the vote and make the vote work for them like white folks. why can't we do that >> host: going to sofia. >> guest: a mouthful to say. i'll take the part back to the earlier conversation about how african-americans feel about black politicians whether it be the white house and in congress, there's no black senators at the moment, but the representation and the fact that, yes, it is absolutely true. i will agree with you. again, as journalist, we wrestle with this and talk about this amongst ours whether or not we criticize the president and how critical we become? it's not because we don't want to hold them accountable because we have to hold every president accountable, but there is a bit of a dance that you have to do as an african-american journalist in bal
as a result, it is on the increase, those in the city can't get out, and we're told if obama doesn't get in, we're in trouble. the question is this. if we feel this could be the case what we're suffering more so than now than in the past, why come we not been motivating people to get registered to vote? teach people the value of the vote and make the vote work for them like white folks. why can't we do that >> host: going to sofia. >> guest: a mouthful to say. i'll take the part...
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president, as not educator from the state of colorado, city of denver. many of these kids for the first time realized, i'm worth something, i can do something and i can do it well. and it's that confidence and pride that not only takes them through the experience of playing music but the experience of life and the experience of the classroom. it makes a big difference in their lives. so 11 years ago i got a call from the director of the program , duffy adelson. duffy was there last week. duffy's a wonderful woman who's committed her life to merit music program. she said, i've got an issue. one of the students temerity music program -- students at the merit music program, is an amazing young girl who plays concert piano. she's been accepted at major music schools, including the manhattan cefb to her of music in new york -- conservatory of music in new york. she is korean and her mother, when she was filling out the application for the manhattan music school, came to the box that said, "citizenship," "nationality." the girl turned to her mother -- the girl
president, as not educator from the state of colorado, city of denver. many of these kids for the first time realized, i'm worth something, i can do something and i can do it well. and it's that confidence and pride that not only takes them through the experience of playing music but the experience of life and the experience of the classroom. it makes a big difference in their lives. so 11 years ago i got a call from the director of the program , duffy adelson. duffy was there last week....
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>> guest: in new zealand in the city of christ church, which now today, you think of that's the city having 10,000 earthquakes over the last year that gained attention in the american media, but that's where i grew up and went to undergraduate. >> host: how did you end up at the university of virginia? >> guest: well, they offered me a job. i was back in new zeal land at the time teaching american history, in the 1980s, they offered me a job here which included the task of running the papers of james madison which was one of the definitive editions of the papers of the founding fathers. there's a number of them going on, papers of john adams, thomas jefferson, george washington, benjamin franklin, and the madison papers are part of that consortium, using that word to describe that, comprehensive papers of the founding fathers, and i had written on madison and this war and the university of virginia said, well, why don't you come and run the project and teach for us in the history department. looks like you're an anthropolings, and if you're invited, what does the anthropologist do, y
>> guest: in new zealand in the city of christ church, which now today, you think of that's the city having 10,000 earthquakes over the last year that gained attention in the american media, but that's where i grew up and went to undergraduate. >> host: how did you end up at the university of virginia? >> guest: well, they offered me a job. i was back in new zeal land at the time teaching american history, in the 1980s, they offered me a job here which included the task of...
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i know the business secretary will be working very closely with the city council to do everything we can to help people find jobs. >> mr. andrew miller. >> mr. speaker, might i ask a very straightforward question that should command a straightforward answer? in the forthcoming police and crime commissioner elections, it's predicted that the turn is going to be as low as 20%. does the prime minister think that gives democratic legitimacy? >> i want the turnout to be as high as possible, but i recognize in new elections for a new post it is always a challenge. it's even a challenge when you've got dedicated labor mps resigning from this house to stand as police and crime commissioners. but one point the crime commissioner will be able to make is to celebrate the fact that since the election crime's down 20%. >> [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. speaker. in recent months northern lincolnshire has benefited from a number of positive announcements from local governments and the private sector that will boost the economy. however, my right honorable friend will be aware that kimberly-clark ann
i know the business secretary will be working very closely with the city council to do everything we can to help people find jobs. >> mr. andrew miller. >> mr. speaker, might i ask a very straightforward question that should command a straightforward answer? in the forthcoming police and crime commissioner elections, it's predicted that the turn is going to be as low as 20%. does the prime minister think that gives democratic legitimacy? >> i want the turnout to be as high as...